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Patsaouras Plaza Busway Station: How It Is Today and How It Got There
Over time, the "Ramirez Flyover" morphed into to the newly-opened busway station. Meanwhile complications and delays caused the long delayed project's budget to swell from $17M to $51M
November 30, 2020
Some Actionable Transportation Ideas for L.A. City Councilmember-Elect Nithya Raman
Some ideas to help flesh out Councilmember-Elect Raman's call for more bus lanes, better design for walking, and more protected bike lanes
November 25, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s 2-Way Protected Bikeway Along Ocean Avenue
Ocean Avenue's five-block-long two-way protected bikeway closes a gap - making a continuous low-stress bike connection from the beach path to the Metro E Line Station
November 23, 2020
Councilmember Krekorian Cancels Magnolia Boulevard Widening
City will only proceed with project's safety and rainwater components
November 18, 2020
L.A. Should ‘Al Fresco’ Its Bus Stops
Apply the same L.A. Al Fresco energy to improving bus stops - for the safety and well-being of essential workers.
November 17, 2020
Metro North Hollywood-to-Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Meetings Tonight and Saturday
For the contentious stretch through Eagle Rock, Metro's alternatives are inadequate
November 12, 2020
124-Unit Project at 4242 S. Crenshaw Approved by City Planning
The largely market-rate project is one of over half a dozen that were recently completed or are in the works along Crenshaw between Exposition and 61st.
November 10, 2020
Metro and LADOT’s New Aliso Street Bus Lane, and What Comes Next?
Are there shorter surgically-precise interventions that can help speed up the buses that you ride?
October 30, 2020
Documents Show Metro “Drastically” Increased Planned 605/5 Freeway Widening
Metro is using inappropriate non-urban highway standards resulting in excessive demolition of homes, apartments, schools, parks
October 29, 2020
Metro’s Transportation Boarding School Breaks Ground at Vermont/Manchester
"Groundbreaking celebrated without construction to follow had been the norm at a certain point," said Ridley-Thomas. "But no more."
October 28, 2020